Weather in Simpson, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Simpson, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
55%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Simpson, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
47°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
Simpson, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—84°52°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°62°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—90°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Mostly Clear—90°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Clear—90°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle62%84°62°
- FridayMay 22Overcast67%79°62°
Simpson, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Simpson, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
170° · backing 21°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Simpson, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Simpson, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Simpson, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Simpson, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Simpson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.